Uganda withdraws troops from Bobi Wine’s house

Ugandan security forces keep watch outside the house of presidential candidate and singer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, in Magere neighbourhood of Kampala, Uganda January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ugandan soldiers have stood down their positions around the residence of opposition leader Bobi Wine, a day after a court-ordered an end to the confinement of the presidential runner-up.

Wine, a popstar-turned-MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulani, had been under de-facto house arrest at his home outside the capital, Kampala, since he returned from voting on January 14.

For 11 days heavily armed soldiers and police officers surrounding the property had prevented members of Wine’s household, including his wife, Barbie, from leaving their compound and denied access to visitors.

But security forces withdrew from around Wine’s house on Tuesday, allowing the opposition leader to convene with newly-elected MPs from his National Unity Platform (NUP) for the first time since the vote he says was rigged.

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